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Transatlantic Policy Memo 2 - Security

To: MAES/AU Students From: Kaat Veeckmans, Chloë Coremans, Lotte De Schryver, Nickie Vandenbrouck, Tiago Carvalho, and Connor Murray Date: March 13, 2022 Subject: NATO Burden-Sharing Policy Memorandum 1. NATO Background (By Kaat Veeckmans) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded as a transatlantic political and military alliance of 30 allies on both sides of the Atlantic to ensure peace after the European continent was ravaged by two major conflicts in 30 years and amid the threat of Soviet expansion. The purpose of the alliance is to “guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.” From a political perspective, NATO achieves this goal by promoting democratic values and enabling members to consult and cooperate on defense and security-related issues. From a military perspective, NATO mainly focuses on the peaceful resolution of disputes and military crisis-management operations as well as providing collective defen...

Class Recap: Mar 21 2022

Today's theme was Transatlantic Relations and Trade. To kick things off, the class continued last week's discussion of outcomes and potential impacts should one of three scenarios play out in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict; a rapid Russian victory, a long protracted conflict, or a rapid Russian defeat. After about half an hour of insightful and even optimistic discussion, it was time for two more Transatlantic Policy Memorandum presentations. One group wrote on the challenges of trade and oversight of "Big Tech companies in their memo, "Transatlantic Relations: "Facing the Big Tech Giants." As their presentation was pre-recorded and viewed by the class prior to the start of the class, only one group gave a live presentation to the hybrid classroom. In their memo entitled, "Brexit in Northern Ireland and its Impact on Transatlantic Trade," the group discussed the peace and stability of Northern Ireland, created by the 1998 Good Friday Agreemen...

Class Recap: Feb 21 2022

What were the key factors that led to the establishment of a new Western alliance? What were the core pillars/values underpinning this new order? Did the US and Western Europeans share the same assumptions/perceptions of the Western alliance and key institutions such as NATO? These questions helped kick off another class filled with fruitful discussion, pondering the history of the transatlantic order and attempting to discern what lies ahead for "the West," a delightfully engaging guest speaker, and a less than encouraging development in the Ukraine-Russia crisis. For the second time, AU and KU-Leuven got together for Reimagining the Transatlantic Order, with this week centering on the history of transatlantic relations and the various iterations that have emerged, from the era of exploration in 1492 to the creation of an independent America in 1776, and onward through two world wars, a cold war, and the fluctuating purpose and uncertain future of NATO in the twenty-first...

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